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  2. Prospective payment system - Wikipedia

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    A prospective payment system (PPS) is a term used to refer to several payment methodologies for which means of determining insurance reimbursement is based on a predetermined payment regardless of the intensity of the actual service provided. It includes a system for paying hospitals based on predetermined prices, from Medicare.

  3. Diagnosis-related group - Wikipedia

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    In 1982 the US Congress passed Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act with provisions to reform Medicare payment, and in 1983, an amendment was passed to use DRGs for Medicare, [7]: 16 with HCFA (now CMS) maintaining the definitions. In 1987, New York state passed legislation instituting DRG-based payments for all non-Medicare patients.

  4. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services - Wikipedia

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    HCFA was renamed the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on July 1, 2001. [9] [11] In 2013, a report by the inspector general found that CMS had paid $23 million in benefits to deceased beneficiaries in 2011. [12] In April 2014, CMS released raw claims data from 2012 that gave a look into what types of doctors billed Medicare the most. [13]

  5. Long-term acute care facility - Wikipedia

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    The payment system for the services provided by LTACHs is complex. Medicare reimburses for LTACH services through the Prospective Payment System (PPS). [3] Payments are based on an average patient length of stay in the LTACH of 25 days. LTACHs receive an adjusted DRG (Diagnosis-Related Group) payment for patients. [4]

  6. What is the Medicare Inpatient Only (IPO) list?

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    The Inpatient Only (IPO) list is a list of Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) codes and descriptions that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) releases each year.

  7. Health care prices in the United States - Wikipedia

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    CMS sets fee schedules for medical services through Prospective Payment Systems (PPS) for inpatient care, outpatient care, and other services. [34] As the largest single purchaser of medical services in the U.S., Medicare's fixed pricing schedules have a significant impact on the market.

  8. Case mix group - Wikipedia

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    Case mix groups are used as the basis for the Health Insurance Prospective Payment System (HIPPS) rate codes used by Medicare in its prospective payment systems. [ 1 ] Case mix groups are designed to aggregate acute care inpatients that are similar clinically and in terms of resource use.

  9. Resource-based relative value scale - Wikipedia

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    Using the 2005 Conversion Factor of $37.90, Medicare paid 1.57 * $37.90 for each 99213 performed, or $59.50. Most specialties charge 200–400% of Medicare rates for their procedures and collect between 50 and 80% of those charges, after contractual adjustments and write-offs. [citation needed]